The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-11
Liability of Sleeping Car Companies.

Liability of Sleeping Car Companies.
Porters of sleeping cars are the subjects of
innumerable jokes, and now and then they
are the subjects of complaints. 1t is quite
certain that some of them become the terror
of the travelling public, not only because of
their demands in the way of fees, but be
cause they seem to think that they own the
cars in which they are employed, and act as
if they were comforting a favor upon every
body for whom they render a service, how
ever slight it may be. 1t is related that ar
Englishman who had heard great deal of
train robbers remarked, on his arrival at
New York from San Francisco, that he was
surprised at finding that all the train rob
ebrs along the route, of which he had heard
| so much, were black. He had, in his limo
cence, taken the sleeping car porters for
| train robbers.
Doubtless the porters and conductors of
| sleeping cars have some excuse for some
times acting in a way that is not altogether
| pleasant to those with whom they come in
contact while discharging their duties.
| There are a good many contentious, cranky
and altogether disagreeable people among
travellers, and they not infrequently make
| life burden to those who have charge of
sleeping cars.
| A rather interesting case has just been
decided by court at Vicksburg Miss,
which involved, to some extent, the rights
of occupants of sleepers. Two travellers
asked to have their berths made up before
! the usual hour at which the porter was ac-
customed to perform that duty Their re
| quest was refused, and dispute arose be-
tween the travellers and the conductor and
porter It seems that the travellers were
| grossly insulted by the two employees The
| outcome of the trouble was that the berths
of the two travellers were not made up at
all, and they were compelled to sit up all
night although holding sleeping berth
| tickets They brought suit against the
! Pullman company and received a verdict
! for $3.50
| 1t does not appear from the report of the
case whether they received damages for the
injury done their feelings by the insult, or
because their berths were rot made up in ac-
cordance with their request, or because the
berths were not made up at all. Quiet and
accomplishing travellers doubtless hope
that this case will not put it into the heads
of persons of a speculative turn of mind TO
get into disputes with sleeping car porters
and conductors with the hope of getting
damages from sleeping car companies
a New York Presbyterian minister who
is attracting great deaf Of attention is the
Rev. Richard D. Harlan, son of Mr. Justice
| Harlan, of the United States Supreme Court.
II is not quite three years since he gradu-
ated at the theological seminary at Prince
ton, N. j. He preached his first sermon
after graduation in Washington, d. c., and
it excited great deal of favorable com
ment. A New York correspondent, speak
ing of him, says that he is very tall and
| slender and has a smooth face. His voice
is rich and strong and his manner is very
captivating. He occupies the pulpit of the
church that is believed to be the
wealthiest in New York. 1t is the church
that such families as the Astors and
Lenoxes have attended for two or three
| generations. 1t is nip and tuck for wealth
between Trinity church, the Rev. DR.. Pax
| toms, and this church of young Harlau's.
Its contribution to benevolent objects was
| for years away ahead of any given by any
| AItSbN tti ltth NiihlIh III buS vi lltb
the collections taken in DR.. Paxton's, DR.
| Halls and st. Bartholonew's, where the
VanderDiltS go, have been nearly on par
with Haran's. But Harlan's is a remarla-
bly, rich congregation. Strangers have
fallen into the habit of visiting Mr. Har-
lan's church, because OF the stories told of
his success as a preacher When they first
look upon his boyish face they are some
what surprised to find that he is so young
man. Before the sermon is well begun how
ever, they forget his youthful looks aud only
know that they are listening to one of the
brainiest of men, with one of the richest voices
they ever heard. II matters not that the
preacher hasn't been old enough 10 vote
long. The sermon inspires and elevates and
the voice and manner charm Mr.. Har-
Ian is a born orator. His success is a
matter of some little interest in this city,
for the reason that a suggestion was made,
before he accepted the New York appoint
ment, that he be considered in connection
with Savannah pulpit